A four-year, federally funded project has brought violent and property crime down in north Austin’s Rundberg neighborhood. The project, led by RGK Center Director David Springer, used innovative strategies like targeting crime “hot spots,” police walking beats to improve community-police relations, and community-based efforts to revitalize the neighborhood. School of… read more
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Social Worker of the Year
The nonprofit Greater Austin Social Workers (GASW) selected clinical professor Sarah Swords as the 2016 Social Worker of the Year. Swords was chosen for her advocacy in geriatrics through her leadership of the GRACE program, her collaboration with the St. David’s Foundation to promote social work as a profession, and… read more
When survivors turn into advocates
It is estimated that one in three women experience intimate-partner violence in their lifetime. Many women who survive feel called to work in agencies that advocate to end intimate-partner violence and provide service to victims. Researcher Leila Wood conducted in-depth interviews with advocate-survivors to understand how their past experiences of… read more
